Bill Ryder-Jones, an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer, songwriter and producer, began his musical career as the lead guitarist for the Coral, a well-known Hoylake-based psychedelic pop band, with whom he spent 12 years before launching a solo career. During this time, he wrote scores for movies like Bed and Piggy and released more song-based solo albums like the ambitious If... and... read full bio
Bino Rideaux, a rapper from Los Angeles, offers assured songs about the daily challenges of a life on the streets. He gained notoriety as a result of several projects he worked on with his close friend Nipsey Hussle, notably the mixtape No Pressure. He has also collaborated with rap artists Casey Veggies, G Perico and Blxst. His previous work was frequently... read full bio
It is no secret that R&B and Neo-Soul are underappreciated musical genres in the present. In order to fill the hole left by the lack of timeless music, devoted R&B fans are looking everywhere for the next generation of performers. Ballad enters the scene. Ballad is a soulful R&B performer from Angola who migrated into American society using music as a safe... read full bio
Brother Hawk gets dressed for the day, unties its wild horse and gallops out in the direction of a large pink home that is visible in the distance over the hills. The four-piece Atlanta band specializes on explosive hooks and furious guitars. As serpentine guitar lines uncoil and slither, punctuated with poisonous licks that can only be produced by a forked tongue,... read full bio
Willie Watkins and Matthew Meier, two residents of Massachusetts, have one objective: to rule the dubstep and bass music genres. The two producers, who are now residents of Long Beach, first connected while they were in middle school and developed a bond around their love of music. The two have been pioneering their genre as Barely Alive for almost ten years and... read full bio
You may have already come into contact with Branko without realizing it, either through the music he created with the adored group Buraka Som Sistema, through his record label Enchufada, or through his work creating, producing and presenting the travel program Club Atlas for Portuguese national television, his production work for MIA, or from listening to the monthly NTS radio show... read full bio
For more than 25 years, Bruce Beck has worked for NBC 4 New York. He is the popular Sunday night sports program Sports Final's host and the station's Lead Sports Anchor. Beck also serves as the sideline reporter for preseason football games involving the New York Giants. Beck has been honored "New York State Sportscaster of the Year" by the National... read full bio
Bally Sports South and Southeast's main play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves is Brandon Gaudin. Additionally, he broadcasts college basketball, MLB and the NFL for FOX Sports and Big Ten Network. As the play-by-play announcer for Madden NFL for EA Sports, Brandon has served in that capacity ever since the game's "Madden NFL 17" release. For Westwood One radio, he also... read full bio
Becca Meyers is a three-time Paralympic gold medallist, a six-time world champion and holder of 10 global records in addition to 23 American records. Becca was born and raised in Baltimore, has Usher Syndrome, is profoundly deaf, and is losing her vision due to retinitis pigmentosa. Before utilizing a cochlear implant, an electrical device that helps her to hear, she was unable... read full bio
Brandon Williams is a successful and goal-oriented leader with shown leadership skills in leading cross-functional teams and companies. He is also a top leadership business speaker, leadership coach and adjunct professor. His Human Factors Leadership technique was developed as a result of his experiences as a United States Air Force F-15E Fighter Pilot and Officer managing different teams of men and... read full bio
Before receiving media attention, Burning Spear was a musical innovator, a local hero, an educator and a spiritual uplifter. Since then, his significance to culture has only increased. He has carried the gospel of political leader Marcus Garvey for almost four decades and more than 25 CDs, encouraging African ancestors' self-reliance and self-determination via songs and rhythms that really convey the lessons... read full bio
Ben Fogle chose to apply to be a cast member of the BBC TV series Castaway when he was employed at Cond Nast Publications' Tatler magazine. Showcasing his success, he quickly gained the affection of fans while filming the series on the untamed Scottish island of Taransay. Encouraged by his successful experience on the show, he decided he wanted to... read full bio
Hammersley is a highly sought-after high-level consultant for international corporations and organizations. His work is motivated by the insight that the majority of individuals, businesses, governments and institutions operate from a theoretical framework rooted in pre-digital, pre-complexity 20th-century thinking. That way of thinking is out of date, and in order to thrive in the twenty-first century, we must take stock of... read full bio
Few people outside of the specialized world music audience originally paid much attention to the Buena Vista Social Club album's beautifully crafted songs and cozy, acoustic rhythms upon its debut. Then, something remarkable happened. A few astute critics gave the record a stellar review, but even while their compliments did not hurt Buena Vista, they are unable to account for what... read full bio
Battlesnake is a septet of cult metal artists from Australia, formed in the depths of the underworld. The band immediately became well-known for their exuberant live performances and epic, dramatic lyrics, with a sound that can only be described as the genetically altered cyborg superchild of Queen, King Gizzard and Judas Priest. Battlesnake has self-produced seven albums since its founding, all of which... read full bio
The British alt-rock group Bôa has experienced numerous lifetimes. The trio, which included vocalist Jasmine Rodgers and musicians Alex Caird and Lee Sullivan, began in the early 1990s as a friendly jam session in Rodgers' home studio with other local musicians. Although Rodgers wasn't officially a member of the band at the time, the upstairs practice space that they used... read full bio
In his hometown of Tromsø, Norway, house and techno producer Bjørn Torske began experimenting with electronic music in the late 1980's. He was influenced by other Tromsø musicians when he was a teenager, particularly Geir Jenssen, the musical prodigy who would go on to become the ambient pioneer Biosphere. In the early 1990's, Torske began releasing minimalist techno records, mostly... read full bio
Bill Brewster is the man for every occasion, whether he's rocking a backroom with a genre-bending set of disco, Balearic, rock and hip hop, or busting out his signature deep and rough dance music to fill it, or just chilling out by the beach in Ibiza. Bill has always been a record nerd, but he has also worked as a chef, punk... read full bio
Buffalo Tom was cast off as Dinosaur Jr. junior when the Boston-based trio released their debut album in 1989. It's true that J Mascis's folk-tinged melodies and booming guitar drove their debut, and Mascis's production of the album didn't help either. With time, Buffalo Tom shed their grungier influences and became an early '90s straight-ahead rock outfit that could deliver... read full bio
Bart Skils has made a name for himself as one of the most reputable and sought-after techno DJs in Holland by always staying one step ahead of the curve. Techno fans praise his DJ sets for being very innovative and masterfully composed musically. As members of Drumcode Records, the premier techno imprint founded by Adam Beyer, alongside musicians that share same... read full bio
